Cravat holder



1935. L. B. CURRAN 2,012,222

- CRAVAT' HOLDER 7 Filed Jan. 2, 1955 Patented Aug. 20, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GRAVAT HOLDER Leo B. Curran, Providence, It. I.

v Application January 2, 1935, Serial No. 150

7 Claims.

to move longitudinally and laterally in response 4 to movements of the wearer.

In the drawing herewith, I have illustrated one form of my invention, and in said drawing:-

Figure 1 shows the device in position on a shirt, with the cravat in position in the holder.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the holder. Figure 3 is a front view. Figure 4 is a cross sectional view on substantially the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawing by numbers, like numbers indicating like parts in the several views, It

- indicates a clip of any usual er. desired form, made up of the two the members I I and I2, this clip being designed to engage the hem or edge of the gar ment in the usual manner in which clips of this sort are applied. The clip maytake any usual form, but is here shown as a resilientclip, sodesigned that the resilient arms I l and I2 will grip the shirt front or hem of the garment yieldingly and hold the device in proper position.

On. one of the clip members, here shown as the member II, are provided bar engaging eyes l3 extending from the clip member I2. The purpose of the eyes I3 is to receive and support a bar H, which will lie behind the cravat and be of suiii cient length to span the cravat or other garment to be held, said bar H being maintained in parallel relation with the clip member I 2 by the eyes I! and freely shiftable in said eyes, so that the bar H may slide in the eyes laterally. Preferably,

the eyes l3 will be spaced a sumcient distance apart to give a steady bearing in which the bar will ride and maintain its parallel relation to the clip.

Secured to the ends of. the bar is the cravatengaging band IS; the bar and band engagement being accomplished in any suitable manner, and as here shown, is by means of eyes It and I! on the band l5 and bar II, respectively, so that the band will be freely suspended at its ends on the bar. The bar l4 and band l5 form a loop which is adapted to encircle the cravat.

The band l5' may be, and preferably is, of flexible material, as, for example, flexible leather, braided silk or leather, or any material which is sufficiently flexible to accommodate itself to the movements of the cravat, which as shown in Fig- 5 ure I, is inserted through the. loop. In this category would also be included a flexible metallic band. By the word band I do not intend to be limited to a substantially flat connecting member, but meansto includeone circular or of any other shape in cross section.

With this construction, it will be seen that the cravat is free toslide up and down through the loop in response to movements of the wearer, and, further, that, owing ,to the shiftable bar l5 M which carries the band IS, the cravat may The advantage of this is that there will be no rumpling or disengagement of the'cravat or 1 other garment which may be inserted in the loop, either by reason of longitudinal movement of the cravat or side movement of the cravat, for

it is free to move vertically and swing laterally, without disturbing it in any way, such lateral movement-shifting the band and bar relative to the clip.

While I have shown the band l5 as flexible, and as having a flexible connection with the shiftable bar M, and this is the preferred form of my invention, it will be understood that a rigid or semi-rigid curved band of suflicient size and design to receive the cravat might be permanently or detachably connected with the ends of the shifting bar, and when the cravat was inserted, there would still be the advantage of a' loop which would maintain the cravat. or other :garment in place, and yet would permit-longitudinal movement of the cravat in the loop and shifting of the cravat and the band and bar laterally.

While I have shown a particular embodiment of my invention, and that the best now known to me, it will be understood that any mechanical changes or changes in design which are within the skill of a mechanic and designer are to be regarded as within the range of my invention.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a clip, supporting bar mounted for longitudinal movement on said clip, and an engaging band having its ends connected with the ends of said bar. Y I

2. A device of the class described, comprising a clip, a supporting bar mounted for longitudinal movement on said clip, and a flexible engaging band having its ends connected with the ends of said bar.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a, clip having relatively movable gripping members, bar-holding means on one of said members, a supporting bar connected for longitudinal movement with said holding means, and an engaging band having its opposite ends movably connected to opposite ends of said bar.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a clip having relatively movable gripping members, a loop including a bar and a flexible band having its ends connected to said bar, and cooperating means associated with said bar and one of said membersi'or mounting said bar for longitudinal movement on said one of said members. i

5. A cravat holder, comprising a clip for attachment to a garment, and a loop including a bar and a flexible band for encircling the cravat, said bar being mounted for bodily sliding movement on said clip.

6. A cravat holder, comprising a clip for attachment to a garment,,a flexible band for passing around the cravat mounted for longitudinal movement on said clip, and a rigid member connecting the ends of said band to maintain said ends spaced from one another.

7. A cravat holder, comprising a clip for attachment to a garment, and a loop for encircling the cravat, said loop including a bar and a flexible band connected at its ends to said bar, said bar being mounted for longitudinal movement on said clip.

LEO B. CURRAN. 

